Movement Collage
A truly unique class guided by multiple teachers
Samantha Holland, Harris Ferris, Jacqui Neurauter, Renee Lindquist, Per Erez, and Mary Poxon 4-24-2022
Our tradition of the Sunday afternoon movement collage continues by popular request! A variety of presenters will guide us in somatic movement sequences, some short and others longer. We love the variety! Presenters typically select movement sequences that have been personally important in their own somatic development. Some presenters have been in the field for a number of years and at least one of them is still a student. Enjoy!
Per Erez, CHSE, C-IAY Thas practiced and studied consciousness based-movements for most of his life. He holds accreditations in several wellness disciplines. His practice is informed by a background in yoga teacher training and mentorship. His primary interests include yoga therapy and somatic education. Past work experiences include teaching at yoga centers, corporations, health clubs, hospitals, social service agencies and a stint with Oprah Winfrey and members of royal House of Saud. Currently, he works in private practice and for agencies providing psychotherapy services that integrate body-based paradigms with talk therapy interventions.
Palm Springs, CA 92264
(773) 209-3739
pererez5@gmail.com
www.bareessentialsyoga.com
Harris Ferris began his training in dance and movement with masters of the postmodern movement including Dan Wagoner, Eric Hawkins, and Aileen Passloff, before focusing exclusively on ballet where, following his training, he enjoyed a 13-year career as principal dancer with Buffalo’s Empire State Ballet. Moving onto a career in non-profit performing arts management, Harris has led several ballet companies and is currently Executive Director of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. Harris has continued his lifelong interest in dance and movement as both expression and personal growth, studying Skinner Releasing, Alexander Technique, Developmental Neuromuscular Stabilization, and ballroom dancing, and has taught dance technique in numerous settings. In 2014, Harris became inspired by the teachings of Thomas Hanna and subsequently earned his HSE certification in Novato California as part of Wave 19. Harris holds a BA in Sociology from SUNY Buffalo and an MBA from Rutgers University.
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
hferris@pittsburghballet.org
(412) 728-7136
Samantha Holland, PhD is an Essential Somatics® Movement Teacher (EMST) and will complete her CSE training with Essential Somatics in March 2022. Her background is in academia (philosophy, anthrozoology, film and literature) and as a practicing barrister, overseas volunteer, bereavement counsellor, and more. Having practiced yoga for 25 years and tried many things to combat tightness and chronic neck pain, it was a short somatic yoga workshop that revealed pandiculation as the technique that would actually work! Samantha started training with Martha Peterson shortly thereafter to be able to change her own life and the lives of others. Based in the Scottish Highlands, she teaches both online and in person.
+44(0)7546 666135 samantha@peelingtheonion.co.uk www.somaschoolofmovement.com
Renee Lindquist CHSE draws on her training in a wide variety of modalities—Hanna Somatics, Clinical Nursing, and Yoga Therapy. She works on the premise that people need to understand the “why” of their circumstance and experience the benefits of understanding that “why” before they begin to apply a therapy on their own. Renee helps clients in chronic pain overcome fear with curiosity through somatic discovery and education. She is founder and principle of The Somatic Center for Chronic Pain and provides private HSE sessions, classes, and workshops. Her certifications include: CHSE (Wave 21), ERYT 200/500 Hour Soma Yoga Therapy, and LPN.
Somatic Center
Stillwater, MN 55082
renee@somaticcenter.net
somaticcenter.net
(651) 402-7228
Jacqui Neurauter will be completing her first year of Hanna Somatic training in June 2021. She was certified in 2020 with the Somatic Movement Center as a Level 3 Exercise Instructor. Having witnessed remarkable easing of pain and increased mobility in people she was teaching, as well as in her own body, she had a deep desire to learn more from the original source of these teachings. In addition to working with individual clients, she teaches a weekly Somatics class over Zoom and will also be teaching a Somatics course at a local community college this spring. Jacqui worked as a life coach for many years and was certified to teach iRest Yoga Nidra Meditation in 2013. She co-founded an organization to teach iRest to veterans in the Chicago area. Last fall she began teaching Hanna Somatics weekly to veterans, who are experiencing remarkable results.
Palatine, IL 60067
jacqui@harmoniouspathways.com
630-656-7737
Mary Poxon, CHSE was a general dentist in private practice for 30 years before becoming a certified yoga therapist, C-IAYT. She has a special interest in helping people with chronic pain. She has studied several types of yoga, including Loyola Marymount UniversityYoga RX program, YTRx-500C & POLY-500, iRest Yoga Nidra, and is a Viniyoga Wellness instructor. Mary is a graduate of wave 19 at the Novato Institute, where she immensely enjoys being a teaching assistant. She practices Canine Somatics daily with her dog Mimi.
Santa Rosa, CA 95409
mpoxon@mac.com
(707) 321-2542